tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post3773147456203623606..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: It's time to evoke your inner Dee Snider: Our Queen's is Goldensagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-24039725243709553232008-09-22T13:07:00.000-04:002008-09-22T13:07:00.000-04:00Where can you pick up those WWSBD bracelets?(and I...Where can you pick up those WWSBD bracelets?<BR/><BR/>(and I have yet to meet a dead horse that isn't worth beating.) But, as stated, I'm leaving this one alone (until the athletic department tries to quietly change the decision sometime around Christmas, with a 4:45pm press release on a Friday afternoon just prior to the World Junior camp opening).Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-38173845754178110732008-09-22T12:56:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:56:00.000-04:00Duane,By unofficial count, it's at least six since...Duane,<BR/><BR/>By unofficial count, it's at least six since the first I wrote on Aug. 29, where I said my piece, "the choice here was to keep using Golden." <BR/><BR/>I felt it best to leave up to people to think for <I>themselves</I>. A gut feeling was that it would be 97% to 99% against "de-emphasizing" the Golden or calling the team "Queen's Football Gaels." That's only because I was taking into account the 1-3% margin of error. <BR/><BR/>I consulted my WWSBD -- What Would Brunt Do? -- bracelet. Last winter, Stephen Brunt opted to decline his ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame because of fellow voters' snubbing of Mark McGwire.<BR/><BR/>As he put it in a <A HREF="http://neatesager.blogspot.com/2008/01/on-brunts-hof-boycott.html" REL="nofollow">guest post</A> on this very site, he "(d)idn't write about it because I didn't want to appear to be grandstanding ... -- I talked to McCown about it briefly on the show, but then deep sixed the topic for the same reason. To my mind, this is purely personal, not more grist for the mill."<BR/><BR/>The Baseball Hall of Fame properly reflecting history as it really happened (and electing McGwire), in overall importance, matters more than Gaels/Golden Gaels.<BR/><BR/>If Stephen Brunt could decide that his silence would be Golden for something like that, then that was a good enough strategy for Neate Sager. For one thing, it was too close to home for me to really have a clear head about, since I basically wanted to go to Queen's from the time I knew there was a Queen's.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, though, what I think doesn't amount to much, compared to the consensus opinion among everyone who cares about Queen's in some, way, shape or form.<BR/><BR/>Duane, you make a strong point that the media has to hold the line. <BR/><BR/>Jeff makes a strong point too. Sometimes you have to say, "I think I've made my point." You have -- brilliantly.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-64623932247837827072008-09-22T12:53:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:53:00.000-04:00I checked: There has been six posts that have used...I checked: There has been six posts that have used the "There is nothing Golden about Queen's dammit" label this month. And one was an old post Neate brought back to life, so it's really just been five.<BR/><BR/>I made the satirical post. I followed up with a a straight piece (pretty much necessary when you do a satirical piece).<BR/><BR/>Tyler posted a link to an Offsides podcast.<BR/><BR/>Then I did the last two. The first post was actual reporting--many Queen's alum were unaware of the change prior to he '78 reunion. I was reporting their perspective as it was provided to me.<BR/><BR/>In fairness, today's post could be viewed as a bit self-indulgent. FWIW, I wanted to touch on the journalism factors at play and I didn't think they fit in the post from Friday. So, I made the separate post.<BR/><BR/>As stated, I doubt this subject will come up again unless there is a further development.Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-26480835828542150922008-09-22T12:40:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:40:00.000-04:00Jeff,I think that was the third post on the topic ...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>I think that was the third post on the topic I've made. There have been about 100 other posts made during that time. You're free to chose what to read. I doubt I will be making another on the subject this week, but I may after homecoming if there is a development in the story.<BR/><BR/>But, why should people just give up and accept things they disagree with?Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-89882944881032939852008-09-22T12:17:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:17:00.000-04:00Give me a break. Enough with the Golden argument a...Give me a break. Enough with the Golden argument already, let it go. <BR/>Every day I come to this site, and every day for the past two or three weeks I've had to sift through post after post of you guys incessantly whining about this name change.<BR/>At first I was on your side, 100 per cent. Now ... it would be like rooting for Veruka Salt to get Willy Wonka's factory.<BR/><BR/>The horse is dead. It stinks. And now you guys are starting to stink from poking it all day long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-27125789502840916452008-09-22T11:30:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:30:00.000-04:00For the record - still not a single use of the phr...For the record - still not a single use of the phrase "Golden Gaels" in the Queen's Journal since the name change - excluding the brief editorial on the name change itself.<BR/><BR/>What was that about a lack of a backbone?Tyler Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837449412824159700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-6751029009133959582008-09-22T10:31:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:31:00.000-04:00Agreed, it's hard to just change tradition midstre...Agreed, it's hard to just change tradition midstream - especially when there's really no obvious reason for doing so! It felt weird when Ottawa came back as the Renegades but they lost the name, couldn't use it any more. But even though that had some reasoning to it, an odd change I still don't like (how does one live without making Roughriders vs Roughriders jokes? They even made that joke on South Park!)<BR/><BR/>I've heard rumblings thru a sports uniform blog that the Miami Dolphins are looking to completely revamp their logo and colours, so I'm bracing for that one right now. As much as tradition can be a bad thing at times and lead down dangerous roads, major revamps just for the sake of them aren't always necessary and can often lead to lots of negative feedback (as seen with this story here).<BR/><BR/>I agree with you here Duane and hopefully the msg gets across to the Queen's admin - it's not so much a fear of change in this case as it is making an unnecessary change to something so many have embraced.Mike Radoslavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186979931088512463noreply@blogger.com